As soon as I saw these on Lokis site I wanted some... and then couldn't help but think what they could be used for... flowers immediately made me think of Hobbit Holes...

A rummage in the games room found this LOTR supplement...

... in which I remembered reading about making Hobbit holes...

My son had a mate round for a playdate weekend, and since he had seen the Hobbit but never seen the LOTR movies, we enjoyed Saturday night watching the Fellowship of the Ring (Ext Ed) with him... and yes I still get attacks of 'hayfever' while watching it, when Gandalf sets his fireworks off from his cart to the hobbit childrens delight, when Gandalf falls from the bridge at Khazad Dum... , when Boromir dies... "I would have followed you, my Captain, my King..."

Quick pass the Kleenex... watched it dozens of times and it still gets me, I must be getting soft in my old age...

Sunday they spent fighting the Helms Deep assault against the Deeping Wall game with terrain I made years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it...

So I realised I can still enjoy MiddleEarth even if I am not buying the new Hobbit models, as I still have a literal bunker of LOTR models to paint...

So as usual I find myself torn in several directions... ah well, such is this hobby life!

I will press on with the Empire of Dead stuff, and today did the second skim coat to the Victorian base board, and once dry sanded smooth. I hope to press on with more work today on the Victorian Pub... and I have to find time for Curts challenges painting too... but don't be surprised if you see the odd MiddleEarth terrain piece popping up now and again too... ;-)

I might be the only LOTR fan who doesn't want to make hobbit holes I want to make Rivendell and the Old Forest Hedge where the trees attack! I'm looking for to seeing yours, I love looking at hobbit holes. :)

LOTR is just one game that I find myself WANTING TO MAKE EVERYTHING and I could so easily immerse myself in it and never surface again... sadly its not a terribly popular game system so I tend to find I am doing it for my own amusement, but young son seems to have turned on to table top LOTR gaming since the Hobbit movie release, so I will entertain him while he's keen! We played most of Sunday together... Helms Deep scenarios then a switch to the start of the Fall of the Necromancer campaign... I'll need to get my Castellans painted up...

I need to see the new film I think. I have decided not to buy any new Hobbit models, but am currently on Radaghast and Gandalf which are untainted from the escape from Goblin town set. At the moment I feel the game is just not that great to play that I struggle to be motivated with it. But I love the setting and the book sand that keeps pulling me back to it.

Now you see, I have to confess that I'm chuckling as I type this, not through malice, but understanding! I have decided to embrace the changes in direction in my hobby simply because I know I will never be able to stay on task. I think a Hobbit hole will make a fabulous addition to your collection, go to it Scott!

I know, I know ;-) ... I think since my self imposed FoW arms race has ran its course to no real benefit to myself... (I think I always hoped I would find that 'killer support platoon', but the game doesn't work that way, at least for me, so having collected everything and still lost, I thought bugger it...)... I figured I may as well return to something I genuinely like, and that my son has an interest in... thanks again to recent movie action... I guess I always wanted that father son connection in gaming, so will indulge while his interest continues...

I have also ordered a few bits and bobs to complete my Hobbiton model collection, and guess always secretly wanted an excuse to build Hobbiton itself - would be great for a Golfimbul attacks the Shire scenario... and thanks to Panagiotis in Greece, I have the model ready and waiting...

Attack of the gaming butterfly!We all suffer from this particular affliction I think, or maybe it could be better described as gaming roundabout, unfortunately new projects keep jumping on board.As a fellow butterfly who is also rather keen on the aforementioned genre I shall of course be looking forward to another excellent hobby project from you Scott (just don't forget to finish your EoTD buildings as they rock!).

LOL so true! Thanks for that... I got the Victorian Tavern based last night, long ways to go but getting there... would have got more done but had to re-surface my old Helms Deep board too as its had took a few bumps and knocks from storage, and his young lordship is keen...

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Long time gamer, starting with D&D basic set, as a pre-teen, way back in early 80's, though I no longer find time for RPGs. Now mostly a war-gamer and miniature painter and terrain maker. I am not the best table top tactician, but enjoy all the hobby offers; painting, terrain making and gaming.

Huge fan of Tolkien and MiddleEarth, and after LOTR movie trilogy was released, visited NZ with my wife Tracey. Liked it so much we emigrated there in '05. We have two great kids Chris and Becky.

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In terms of gaming and figure collecting I prefer the 28mm scale for just about all periods; ancients, medieval, pike and shot, horse & musket, WWII and fantasy/Sci-Fi. Its just a nice size figure to paint, for the detail without being excessive in size, nor too fiddly to handle.

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